TEST 2

101. Mr. Kwon was awarded the Best

Inventor Prize ------- his creative designs.

(A) over

(B) through

(C) for

(D) usually

102. The ticket price ------- admission to the

food festival and free parking.

(A) covering

(B) is covered

(C) covers

(D) cover

103. Applicants who send their documents --

----- August 15 will not be considered for

the position.

(A) nearly

(B) prior

(C) after

(D) just
104. The salaries of store managers vary ----

--- by experience, location, and

performance.

(A) widely

(B) widest

(C) wide

(D) wider

105. A large number of telephone -------

received this morning caused a backlog of

deliveries.

(A) ordering

(B) orders

(C) order

(D) ordered

106. Every manufacturing plant in the

country must comply with ail ------- safety

regulations.

(A) nationals

(B) national

(C) nationalize
(D) nationally

107. An advertising campaign was created

to target ------- of the four demographics that

have been identified.

(A) both

(B) another

(C) each

(D) which

108. Before any employee can visit clients

overseas, the ------- documents must be filed

with HR.

(A) appropriately

(B) more appropriate

(C) appropriateness

(D) appropriate

109. Many ------- are currently signed up for

Trax Communications’ most affordable data

plan.

(A) subscribers

(B) subscribes

(C) subscriptions
(D) subscribed

110. At Tumer Recruiting, candidates are

given a ------- of computer-based tests

relevant to their qualifications.

(A) series

(B) grade

(C) time

(D) lack

111. Servers are always ------- to answer

questions about items on the menu.

(A) tasty

(B) finished

(C) ready

(D) familiar

112. After the directors’ meeting on

Monday, the board ------- whether the

factory should be closed.

(A) will determine

(B) to determine

(C) has determined

(D) determining

113. Moana Pakira’s newest play is her most

exciting ------- and has already been

nominated for an award.

(A) later

(B) very

(C) just

(D) yet

114. The supervisor addressed personnel

issues with ------- on absences and tardiness.

(A) emphasized

(B) emphasize

(C) emphasis

(D) emphatic

115. Rates at Marina Shipping are ------- a

higher than most of its competitors.

(A) consideration

(B) considerably

(C) considerable

(0) more considerable

116. All personal information has been ------

- from this business letter so that the

document can be used as training material.

(A) solved

(B) removed

(C) expanded

(D) produced

117. The city of Tippecanoe ------- the

recipient of many awards and recognitions

for the past 5 years.

(A) was

(B) is being

(C) has been

(D) would be

118. Please ensure that you read the

instructions before ------- the water filtration

system.

(A) to install

(B) installing

(C) installation

(D) installed
119. Knox Consulting works ------- with

clients to create meaningful business

relationships.

(A) hardly

(B) lately

(C) nearly

(D) closely

120. The investment decisions made by

brokers from Mikazu Financial are ------- by

extensive market research.

(A) influenced

(B) authorized

(C) mentioned

(D) reacted

121. ------- materials for the marketing

course include online resources and

newspaper advertisements.

(A) Consequential

(B) Mutual

(C) Supplementary
(D) Persistent

122. ------- his application failed to include

all necessary paperwork, Mr. Miller was not

eligible for the position.

(A) As

(B) Whether

(C) Until

(D) However

123. During the managers’ meeting, the

CEO ordered that cost ------- be

implemented immediately.

(A) organizations

(B) frustrations

(C) reductions

(D) ambitions

124. Junior staff members must request

authorization before ------- refunds to

customers.

(A) welcoming

(B) issuing

(C) attempting
(D) checking

125. The ------- of today’s presentation is to

introduce our company’s new line of

products to all of you.

(A) knowledge

(B) aim

(C) instruction

(D) key

126. All items ordered from Khan's

Wholesaler in the month of April will be

shipped ------- two days.

(A) while

(B) among

(C) by

(D) within

127. Among the cities that were being -------

as the location for the Public Art Expo,

Miami was eliminated due to its climate.

(A) considered
(B) assorted

(C) discovered

(D) taken

128. Bronea Group's second quarter profits

show a ------- increase over the previous

quarter.

(A) marked

(B) filled

(C) various

(D) precise

129. Even customers who ------- had

difficulty using the online shopping site

soon found it simple to use.

(A) correctly

(B) hardly

(C) completely

(D) initially

130. All Parknine Publishing employees are

to arrive at the training workshop by 4 P.M.

unless ------- noted.

(A) besides

(B) instead

(C) however

(D) otherwise